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Spinal Cord

Springer Nature · United Kingdom · Est. 1912

ISSN1476-5624

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.945

H-Index

162

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.373

Total Works

7,417

Total Citations

214,830

2yr Mean Citedness

1.49

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Spinal Cord is a specialised, international journal that has been publishing spinal cord related manuscripts since 1963. It appears monthly, online and in print, and accepts contributions on spinal cord anatomy, physiology, management of injury and disease, and the quality of life and life circumstances of people with a spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord is multi-disciplinary and publishes contributions across the entire spectrum of research ranging from basic science to applied clinical research. It focuses on high quality original research, systematic reviews and narrative reviews.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1912

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,417

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-5624

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

RehabilitationQ1

NeurologyQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationNeurology (clinical)Medicine (miscellaneous)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spinal Cord Injury ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchNerve Injury and RehabilitationStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryUrinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchSpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesSpinal Dysraphism and MalformationsSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology